Face lifting device



NIQVQ 13, 1951 WN 2,575,20E

FACE LIFTING DEVICE Filed March 50, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET l I INVENTOR.@Zdfl' ATTORNEYS.

A. M. BROWN FAc'E LIFTING DEVICE Nmn 1135, 19511 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 FiledMarch 50, 1950 Q Q QQQQE v INVENTOR. ,a AT/TURNEYS. W

Patented Nov. 13, 1951 UNITED STATES 2,575,206

FAoEVLmTINGinfivioii": Adolph Brown, Gliiigdlll; Attendants man so,1956; seen. Na. 1521 812. 2 Claims; 01. 1 232 76) invention relates to atemporary method iorjeliminating or minimizingjfacial senescence and toa device for accomplishing the same Ih'my copending applications, SerialNo; 64,817 and 64,818, filed on December l1, 1948 and 'Serial NOT.119,970, filed on October 6', 1949, description isjmade to adeviceiariijd toja method f or'securing t eiIectjof' a face liftwithout'being subject to L xpense and to' theda n gers inherent in suchs gicalmeans foreliminating loose skin on the h imanjfa'ce; Thenevic'esused'in the practice of t c, nve t o scrib l n he ,cop'en ap P, at o ircre y up n the" e a em o p filenibersfinthe scalp; and a resilientforce eonta u in ai s'l fp uc a c or m m i the" direction toward eachother, thereby to re-', tractlooseskin from i' he.iace Devices-of thistfi'pelfiinction in a desirable manner to relieve or eliminate facialsenescence; but the character istifc'of skin penetration by the spursmake them distasteful to many for whom their use is 'intended. p

It is an; object of this invention; to provide method and a device forretracting loose skin from'the face without requiring skin penetrationfor-proper operation;

Another object is to provide anew and incproved method for theelimination of wrinkles and facial senescence; and it is a'relate'dobject to provide the means for carrying out the same, includin'g'mea'nsfor exp'osing spaced portions of the-scalp within the hair line, meansfor proper application of an adhesive coating to the ex pose'd portionsof the scalp and the anchorage thereto of a conforming anchor member,which, responsive to forces operating to press the anchor memberinwardly and upwardly; creates frictional forces which aid'in preventingslippage of the anchoring member whenin position of use while actuatingthe adjacent skin parts upwardly to retract loose skin from the face. 7'These, and other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear and forpurposes of illustranon butnot'of limitation, an embodiment'of theinvention is'shown in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figures I-4 illustratesteps employed "in the practice of this invention,H

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the some member in position ofuse, in

p Figure 6 is a perspective vi'ev'v'oi the applicator which forms partof'fthe 'a-ppara'tus'usedin the practice of this invention. 4

' Figure 7 is a topplan view or the anchoring member,

,Figure 8 is} sectional'view taken along the firin 81 f Figure '1; V V ml l 'igiire Qis aside elevational view of the anchor membershown inFigure 7;, v Fig 'irlO'is a; sectional View taken along' the lin l0"lllof'Figure' 7 and 7 Ffigure 11 is a perspective view ofthehead strapjwhich joins a pair of anchoring members.

in accordance with this" invention, the hair a1 the hair" line adjacentthe temples is ed in anup'ward direction to arrange the in tuftsj inparallel: spaced rows'with e2 posedf scalp"therebetween. An adhesive-isapplied toth'e exposed skin-portionand then an anchoringjmember, havingbars fixed inside-by nae-paraieireiaao and spaced to correspond with;the spacing oftherows of exposedscalp and" having adhesive applied tothe under side,-

can ymgout the invention.

"Eigiire -5 shows a comb member having a handle portion Ill and coarseteeth II in widely spaced apartrelation along the head portion 1-2 ofthe comb. When the hair-adjacent the temple is "combed upwardly, thehair is arranged in spaced apart tufts l3 and the"scalp l'4 -is ex-'-posed therebetween such that an adhesive [5 maybe ppned- "thereto.

' The adhesive is applied by means 'of an an ph cator member 20, shownin Figure 6, whiohis a rigid unitary structure havingan arcuate haridlelportion '21 with curved portions 22 a'rfang edin the sidewalls toprovide a bettr'fingi' grid. -A p1uraliliyof rigidstrips orbar's 23formed of plastic, *rnetal, wood, or "the like are hired crosswise tothe under sideo'f "the handle 21 in spaced;apart palallel'relation. Thewidth of 'the strips orbars 23 is calculated to correspond to the widthof 'thefs'ca-lp portion eXpo'sedbythe mb ndthespaced reIa-tiOn'betweenthe bar's I apted to correspond -'to thewidth of the ha'lrtuft's. Forhroper operation-the widthof the bars may be less than the exposed scalpportion in order to prevent the possibility of adhesive application tothe hair disposed therebetween. The under side of the bars 23 arepreferably flat, and they are used in the described process to transmitadhesive from a pad or other supplying means to at least a part of theexposed scalp portion |4 between the hair tufts l3. As shown in Figure6, the lower edge portion of the handle 2| may be curved as at 24 in thearea between the bars 23 to provide more space in which the combed tuftsof hair may be located during application of the adhesive.

The anchor member comprises a plurality of strips or bars 3|]corresponding in length and width with those of the applicator,previously described. The bars are fixed in crosswise spaced parallelrelation along the under side of the rigid crossarm 3| and means areprovided on the crossarm for mounting the unit on the end of a resilienthead strap 32 in a manner to permit free swivelling movement in anydirection, as by a universal joint such as the ball 33 and socket joint34 shown in the illustrated drawings. Instead of such ball and socketjoint, any other pivotal connection well known in the art may be used.

The under side of the bars 30 may be flat, but it is best to provide aserrated surface, such as the toothed arrangement 34 shown in Figure 8with the sharp offset 35 facing in the direction in which the anchormember will be urged when in position of use. The roughened surface isadapted to establish a firmer gripping relation with the surface of thescalp without piercing it. It is preferred to augment this grippingrelation by the use of an adhesive applied to the under side of the.bars 3|lthe adhesive being selected to cooperate with the adhesiveapplied to the scalp in effecting a bonded relation upon contact, butnot to have adhesive characteristics when separate therefrom.

In the practice of this invention, a pair of such anchoring members isused. They are connected by head bands 32 formed of curvilinear springmetal strips 4|! and 4|, the outer ends of which pivotally mount thedescribed anchor members while the overlapping inner end portions areadjustable by means of loops 42 fixed to the respective ends of thestrips 4|! and 4| and through which the intermediate portions of thestrips are slidable. The described relationship with respect to thelooped members and the strap portions extending therethrough, operatesto establish frictional engagement when actuated to the adjustedposition, such as by the palms of the hands. The assembled head bands4|! and 4| conform to an arc of a true circle, but they are formed toelliptical shape such that when the straps are pressed toward the middleposition of the head. the anchoring elements will be urged inwardly andupwardly as they pivot from the center. anchoring elements have beenlocated in position of use, the anchor elements will be pressed inwardlyand upwardly thereby to establish a firmer gripping relation by frictionand to retract loose skin away from the face.

Other than the spring metal straps and 4| of which the head band isformed, the parts described herein are formed of rigid material such asmetal, wood, plastics or the like. As shown in Figure 4, instead of asingle head band connecting the pair of cooperating anchor elements,twogor even more head {bands ma be pivoted By so adjusting the straps,after the from spaced portions of each anchoring member to provide afirmer gripping relation along the head and also to provide for avariable operating relation. That is, one head band may be tensionedmore than the other to efiect greater retraction in certain portions ofthe contacted scalp than the other.

When an adhesive system is employed in combination with the describeddevice, it is desirable to have a non-allergic-adhesive and it is alsopreferable to have a pressure sensitive adhesive which exhibits adhesiveproperties only when contacted with another body corresponding thereto.One such adhesive system includes a latex base emulsion type adhesivewhich may be used for application to the scalp and a rubber base cementwhich may include a solvent for application to the under side of thebars 30. To mark the scalp portion coated with adhesive, it is best touse an adhesive that is colored.

In carrying out the invention, the hair at the hair line just above thetemple region is combed upwardly as shown in Figure l to arrange thehair in spaced apart tufts, illustrated in greater detail in Figure 5.When the desired hair arrangement has been established, the comb isallowed to remain at the upper region of its stroke, in order to retainthe tufts of hair in the desired relation. In the meantime theapplicator 20 is pressed on a stamp pad wet with an adhesive such thatthe adhesive may be transferred from the pad to the under side of thebars 23. Because of the conforming pressed relation between the bars 23and the exposed scalp |4, adhesive may be' transferred to the exposedscalp portion by a single application of the applicator as shown inFigure 2.

While the applied adhesive is drying, the comb is still allowed toremain in place, and adhesive is applied to the under side of the bars30 of each anchor member. When both adhesive layers have driedsufficiently, the anchor member may be fixed to the scalp by pressingthe conforming coated surfaces together, as shown in Figure 3.

In the same manner, the other anchor member is adhered to the scalpportion above the temple hairline. In the event that the head parts aredisconnected from the anchoring members, they may be snapped intoengagement such that the head bands will encircle the cranium. When thisrelationship has been established, it is only necessary to cause acontraction of the head bands in, the usual manner as with the palm ofthe hand. Depending upon the extent of adjustment of the head strapforce, reactions are set up between the anchoring members which exertpressure medially and traction upwardly or superiorly. These forces tendto minimize possible slippage of the anchoring members, because of thegreater frictional resistance relative to movement, while the upwardlyacting force operates to retract loose skin from the face and give theeffect of a face lift, as shown in Figure 4.

At this point, the combs holding the hair apart may be removed and thenthe hair may be combed down over the parts described in order to effectsubstantially full concealment. Concealment will be aided by the use ofparts which are colored to conform to the coloring of the hair.

It will be manifest that I have provided new and improved apparatus anda method for minimizing facial senescence in a practical and easy mannerwithout being subject to the ob- 'jectionable features of skinpenetration and: the

like.

From the description, it will be apparent that the described method willnot be subject to the objectionable features of a face lift and thatvariability with respect to the type and amount of skin retraction canbe secured by simple adjustment or by modification in the method inwhich this invention is 'practiced. For example, it will be possible tosecure modified effects by fixing the anchoring members to differentparts of the scalp and that modified effects may be secured by urgingonly certain portions of the anchoring members in the upward direction.

It will be understood that numerous changes may be made in the detailsof construction, arrangement, and operation, without departing from thespirit of the invention, especially as defined in the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device for minimizing facial senescense an anchoring membercomprising a rigid cross arm, a plurality of rigid bars arranged inspaced parallel relation to theunderside of the cross arm andtransversely thereof, the underside of the bars having means forminimizing slippage on skin surfaces when in contact therewith, andmeans on the cross arms for pivotally connecting the anchoring member toa head band.

2. In a device for minimizing facial senescense, an anchoring membercomprising a cross arm, a handle portion fixed to the cross arm, aplurality of rigid bars fixed in spaced parallel relation to theunderside of the cross arm, the underside of the bars being groovedtransversely to provide sharp ofisets facing the same direction, andmeans in the handle for pivotally connecting the anchoring member to aspring metal strap encircling the head. I

ADOLPH M. BROWN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,321,137 Morgan Nov. 11, 19192,079,128 McKinlay May 4, 1937

